Brother of the Parkland Shooter Arrested in Virginia for Allegedly Entering Three Schools without Permission

The brother of the Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz was arrested last week for allegedly trespassing at three Virginia schools, authorities said. 

Zachary Cruz, 24, was first spotted on Jan. 25 at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Complex in Fishersville, as confirmed by the August County Sheriff’s Office. Following this incident, an investigation was launched, involving the sheriff’s office, the Woodrow Wilson Police Department, and the Virginia State Police.

As part of the probe, authorities examined surveillance footage from Augusta County Public Schools. The footage revealed Cruz trespassing on the premises of Wilson Middle School, Wilson Memorial High School, and the Valley Career and Technical Center on Jan. 25.

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for murdering 17 people and attempting to murder 17 more. (Pool camera/ AP)

He was released on Feb. 6. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the school district. 

Back in 2018, Cruz was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the grounds of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This high school was where his brother committed a tragic mass shooting, resulting in the loss of 17 lives, including 14 students and three staff members. Cruz was subsequently convicted in 2022 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

People watch as crews begin to demolish the building where seventeen people were killed during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on June 14, 2024. Seventeen people were killed and another seventeen were injured after a 19-year-old former student opened fire at the school on February 14, 2018. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Zachary Cruz’s arrest sheet in that case said he wanted to “reflect on the school shooting and to soak it in.”